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Category: Travel Alerts

Salford on high alert: More rain forecast Wednesday

Volunteers and resident are preparing for another bout of disruption as more heavy rain is predicted to hit waterlogged ground this week. The Met Office has issued a...

Driver hospitalised in M60 lorry crash

A driver in his 30s suffered shoulder injuries when his car collided with lorry on the M60 this morning. Police and ambulances were called at 11.20am to the clockwise...

M62 overnight closure to remove huge overhead gantry

A 2 mile stretch of the M62 will be closed tonight, Saturday 12 December, while engineers remove a 40-metre-wide overhead gantry. Contractors for Highways England need...

Passengers advised to plan for a busy weekend

Passengers are being urged to plan their journeys and allow more time to travel this weekend. As the penultimate shopping weekend before Christmas and with several...

Rail franchise wins: WiFi, more seats and Pacers ditched as Arriva and First TPE promise ‘world class’ service

The government has said two new contracts for the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises will bring a £1.2 billion boost to rail travel in the region. The...

Free overnight weekend parking for Christmas shoppers at Ladywell Metrolink

Metrolink are to trial free overnight weekend parking for Christmas shoppers at Ladywell Park and Ride in Eccles. The 250-space car park, which has 22 spaces for...

A580: Roadworks to be removed from Wednesday morning

All the remaining roadworks and traffic management on the A580 East Lancs Road for the Leigh Guided Busway will be removed after the morning rush hour on Wednesday 2...

Man trapped as lorry crushes car at M60 J11 Eccles roundabout

Police have closed off part of the M60 Junction 11 roundabout at Peel Green, Eccles, after a man was trapped in his car when it collided with a lorry. The driver of a...

Festive travel campaign is a Christmas cracker

A campaign promoting the easiest ways to get into and around Manchester this Christmas was launched yesterday. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), in partnership...

Woman hurt in three-car smash on Broadway near MediaCityUK

A woman has been taken to hospital with back pain after three cars collided on Broadway, near the MediaCityUK branch of Booths supermarket. Police, fire crews and an...